Horse owners' attitudes towards and motivators for using complementary and alternative veterinary medicine
| Autor: | Pia Keller, Annelies Decloedt, Liselot Hudders, Ini Vanwesenbeeck |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Language, Communication and Cognition |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Complementary Therapies Male Veterinary Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Veterinary medicine Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Higher education Adolescent theory of planned behaviour Alternative medicine Intention to use Intention COMMUNICATION structural equation modelling Structural equation modeling THERAPIES Young Adult motivation Surveys and Questionnaires medicine MANAGEMENT Animals Humans Horses Herbal supplement General Veterinary business.industry human behaviour Ownership Theory of planned behavior Conventional treatment General Medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Female Horse Diseases Positive attitude holistic approach Psychology business |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary record, 189(2):303. Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0042-4900 |
| Popis: | Background Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) is becoming increasingly popular in horses.Methods Online, cross-sectional survey in 1532 horse owners. Attitude towards CAVM, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and intention for future CAVM use were measured based on the theory of planned behaviour. Structural equation modelling was performed to characterize factors influencing intention to use CAVM.Results Past use of CAVM, predominantly manual therapies and herbal supplements, was reported by 72.5% of all participants. Frequently reported indications were improving horse's well-being, illness which did not resolve after conventional treatment and chronic illness. The attitude towards CAVM was positive with a median (interquartile range) score of 6 of 7 (4.75-7.00). Predictors for past CAVM use were higher owner age, alternative medicine self-use and higher education (non-university). The strongest predictor of future CAVM usage was perceived behavioural control and perceived CAVM efficacy, as well as positive attitude towards and perceived knowledge about CAVM. The veterinarian was reported as a source of information about CAVM by 86.4% of all participants.Conclusions Horse owners showed a high intention to use CAVM with the owners' perceived behavioural control and perceived CAVM efficacy as the strongest predictor. Veterinarian-client communication is important to inform horse owners correctly. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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